London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Crayford 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Age Groups.
| Disease | Under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 65 upwards | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | 18 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 34 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerperal | |||||||||||||
| Pyrexia | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 |
| Pneumonia | - | 2 | - | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | _ | - | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | 2 |
| Measles | 6 | 28 | 30 | 52 | 55 | 71 | 152 | 10 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 408 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | _ | _ | _ | - | 22 |
| Opthalmia Neo. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 10 | 32 | 38 | 55 | 67 | 81 | 176 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 507 |
Tuberculosis.
| Age periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | - | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | _ | - | 1 | - |
| 25 | - | 12 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 55 | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| 65 and upwards | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 14 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 |